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Charles Krauthammer: Iraq is just a smokescreen for the 'real' war
New Hampshire Union Leader ^ | April 01, 2007 | Charles Krauthammer

Posted on 03/31/2007 9:58:35 PM PDT by jdm

Edited on 04/01/2007 10:19:50 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

THE SENATE and the House have both passed bills for ending the Iraq War, or at least liquidating the American involvement in it. The resolutions, approved by the barest majorities, were underpinned by one unmistakable theme: wrong war, wrong place, distracting us from the real war that is elsewhere.


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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; binladen; charskrut; gwbtrueleader; iraq; krauthammer; strategy
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To: joseph20
Why can't the President come out and make STRONG statements that reveal the way things really stand?

Actually, the President needs to stand up and say that one of the failings in VietNam was that the war was being fought by politicians in Washington and not the Generals on the battlefield.

The Democrats want to run this war from Washington and take the decisions out of the hands of the Generals trained to complete the mission.

41 posted on 04/01/2007 4:50:30 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party will not exist in a few years....we are watching history unfold before us.)
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To: jdm
Then ask your Martian: Which is the more important battle? He would not even understand why you are asking the question.

What a simple, eloquent explanation.

42 posted on 04/01/2007 5:33:37 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: hosepipe

Silly to keep propagating such utter nonsense. It's akin to belief in flying saucers or the "grassy knoll" shooters.


43 posted on 04/01/2007 5:45:30 AM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of News)
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To: Lijahsbubbe

This kratzhammer guy don't know what he's talking about.

Iraq and Afghanistan have been the real wars on terror, especially Iraq, although the iraq war is now dubbed a war of liberation...


44 posted on 04/01/2007 5:48:39 AM PDT by baubau (BOYCOTT businesses that hire 3rd world illegal aliens.)
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To: cmotormac44

It is good to know that God will protect the Israelis. It appears that they won't protect themselves anymore. They did not see fit to unload that eager loser, Olmert.


45 posted on 04/01/2007 5:56:17 AM PDT by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
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To: baubau
Iraq and Afghanistan have been the real wars on terror, especially Iraq, although the iraq war is now dubbed a war of liberation...

General Panic (Meet Brig General Qassem Suleimani, the commander of Iran's anti-American Qods Force)

46 posted on 04/01/2007 5:58:11 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: All

Unfortunately, because of a soft paper tiger American populace, who voted in the Dems. We will lose in Iraq. Then all of the "insurgent terrorists" will flock to Afghanistan.

We will have to commit even more troops to Afghanistan with the Iranians influencing and manipulating Iraq.

We are not winning. We need to be ruthless or we lose.


47 posted on 04/01/2007 6:40:14 AM PDT by rbmillerjr ("Message to radical jihadis...come to my hood, it's understood ------ it's open season" Stuck Mojo)
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To: baubau

Kratzhammer... LOL


48 posted on 04/01/2007 7:01:53 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe (Ah don't feeeeel no ways taihrd.)
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To: cmotormac44

Amen.


49 posted on 04/01/2007 7:02:41 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe (Ah don't feeeeel no ways taihrd.)
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To: Hop A Long Cassidy

John Boyd - USAF
The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of Air Warfare
http://www.aviation-history.com/airmen/boyd.htm


50 posted on 04/01/2007 7:11:32 AM PDT by Valin (History takes time. It is not an instant thing.)
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To: patriciamary

Well you know (to borrow from Hilary) I thought about this in the beginning, and the only reason I could come up with for the administration not touting this was that they figured the public wouldn't go for a war not clearly defined.
Our microwave generation seems to not be able to grasp dealing with a threat without a time limit, or one that doesn't have a clear geographical boundary.

When you think about it, the President did lay the plan out in his post 911 speech.


51 posted on 04/01/2007 7:13:48 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe (Ah don't feeeeel no ways taihrd.)
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To: Voter#537

LOL.


52 posted on 04/01/2007 7:16:37 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe (Ah don't feeeeel no ways taihrd.)
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To: Lijahsbubbe

Krauthammer.

LOL!

I mistyped it.

Lesson learned: don't think - just cut-and-paste.


53 posted on 04/01/2007 7:18:57 AM PDT by baubau (BOYCOTT businesses that hire 3rd world illegal aliens.)
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To: dk/coro

Our PC/MC educators have really done a number on our Republic, not to mention the traitorous MSM.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So tragic, I entered first grade in 1950 in a poor county in South Carolina and I was required to learn more about History, Geography, and Government in the first seven years than our local university graduates know in this day. When young South Carolinians don't know who Hampton street is named for something is amiss.


54 posted on 04/01/2007 7:21:53 AM PDT by RipSawyer (Does anybody still believe this is a free country?)
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To: MNJohnnie

Agree with what you've said. However, President Bush has failed to state the case. We cannot win without strong leadership. Our leader is weak. A strong leader must clearly define the threat and the objective. This leader refused to define radical Islam as the enemy. He also fails to define victory. This leadership failure allows his enemies, the Democrats to define the objective (get Osama not defeat Islam) as well as define rules of engagement. Until our leader is willing to make the case, Americans will not understand and will tire of sacrifice. If Americans feel threatened and understand this is a fight for survival, they will fight as they did in WWII.

History will show, George Bush started the Iraq war and lost it because he was not up to the challenge of leadership.


55 posted on 04/01/2007 8:32:06 AM PDT by Soul of the South (When times are tough the tough get going.)
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To: Hop A Long Cassidy
Rule 11, anyone who argues for partition of Iraq is a political imbelic demonstrating they know utterly NOTHING at all about the political realities on the ground in the Middle East.

A part-ion of Iraq would inevitably result in a wider regional war involving Iran, Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia and various factions in Iraq. It is the simplistic answer spewed forth by various idiot "Realists" Do Nothing Neo-Isolationists whose dogma of "Never do anything in the Middle East and maybe the problem will go away?" bought us 09-11-01.

Stupid simplistic Know Nothing answers need not apply here.

56 posted on 04/01/2007 8:46:10 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (If you will try being smarter, I will try being nicer.)
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To: MNJohnnie
The Jihadists think we will run again. In fact they are counting on it.

They are counting on the Democrats to stop President Bush and our military from kicking their butts.  If it wasn't for the Dem cowards this war would probably  be won already.  If we want to secure the US we need to get rid of the Democrats in 08.   We can not afford to have these traitors working against our President and military.

 

57 posted on 04/01/2007 8:51:02 AM PDT by scratcher
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To: jveritas
Ditto. Iran is the end game. We needed a Military Base in the Middle East that we could control.

Turkey and the Saudi's and the rest of our "friends" would not let us use their "air space" to defend our Country. This is really bringing the war to the terrorists.

Iran has nothing to lose, IMHO, at this point in time. A very dangerous situation for the world and we need to step up to the occasion.

58 posted on 04/01/2007 8:53:59 AM PDT by not2worry ( What goes around comes around!)
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To: jdm
The one thing missing from this analysis is that lefties/Democrats don't really want us fighting in Afghanistan either. It's a bait-and-switch; Iraq is the vulnerable military endeavor at present, therefore they insist we leave Iraq, in part, "to focus on Afghanistan". This is just an argument they find convenient because they think it will be successful on some people; when arguing with such people, they use that argument. (When arguing with other people, they use other arguments. I should emphasize that they don't really believe in any of their arguments - their arguments are tactical tools designed to achieve their goal, nothing more.)

My point is that "Afghanistan is the real war" is a totally insincere argument. Let's say they win this round and get us to exit Iraq "to focus on Afghanistan". Is there any real doubt that, soon afterwards, it would suddenly become imperative to leave Afghanistan, for some other reason(s)?

59 posted on 04/01/2007 8:53:59 AM PDT by Dr. Frank fan
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To: LS
America has become a democracy instead of a republic..
Look at the Senate its a Mob no matter whos in charge..
And the Supremes think whats legal is whatever they say is legal.. mostly..
The Justice Dept. has been run by Clinton appointees for 7 years.. and still is..
And Americas women will elect Hitlery Clinton in 2008..
60 posted on 04/01/2007 8:55:42 AM PDT by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole....)
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